If you want to shoot such a work, let's take a look at the author's shooting experience, skills and feelings.
1. About the photographer:
Fufu (net name sugar0828) loves to take beautiful portraits and natural scenery, and his representative works include Moonlight Night, Chongqing Apartment and Mount Ruiji.
2. The definition of aesthetic portrait in the photographer's mind.
The aesthetic portrait in my mind is to tap the temperament of the characters themselves. No matter what scene, what time, photos should truly reflect the state of the characters at that time. Happiness, sadness and emptiness are all true records at that time, and they are also precious memories of the characters at a certain time.
It is essential to communicate with the model before shooting. If you really don't have time, you should also make some reconciliation with the model on the shooting theme and style after meeting, at least let her/him know what you want to express and what you want to present.
3. The idea of the work "Moonlight Night" before shooting:
"Moonlight Night" is actually a windfall. The original plan was to shoot the hair of the seaside characters, the white clouds with gold edges, the posture of the dam, and the model was empty all the way. The actual shooting was delayed for a long time. When we arrived at the place we really wanted to shoot, the sun was close to sunset, but fortunately, the full moon rose on the horizon and the stunning sunset was about to be staged, so this group of portrait shooting with moonlight and sunset as the main background was born.
Equipment use: due to the limitation of conditions, there is no flash and no time to distribute light, so I can only spell the hardware conditions of the equipment. Canon 6D's high sensitivity and high image quality allow me to safely open ISO as high as 3200, and at the same time open the aperture as high as 1.4, and raise the shutter as much as possible to prevent the picture from burning out. 85L extra focus makes the reflection of moonlight on the sea surface form beautiful light spots, which also adds a lot of color to the picture.
4. How are the scenes and models arranged?
The shooting location was in Fengxian seaside, a suburb of Shanghai. The model was a girl known by fellow photographers.
Another highlight of the live shooting conditions is the natural mirror? At that time, the seawater had not completely faded, and there was still a shallow layer of seawater left on the beach, forming a large natural mirror, comparable to the recent fiery Chaka Salt Lake in Qinghai and the sky in uyuni. The moonlight is dim, and there are lights on the shore that can be borrowed to fill the light. I can only say that I was lucky that day.
5, the use of props:
The model is very dedicated and brought a box of clothes, really a whole box of clothes. Haha, my friends are stunned. I help choose clothes, make up and design hair styles. There are almost no props and reflectors.
6. How to create a beautiful and romantic atmosphere;
That day, because of the sunny weather, it was neither too cold nor too hot. When we arrived at the seaside, the model was high when she saw the scenery of the sea and the sky, and she was in good condition. With a little guidance, it will have a natural and unpretentious posture. Photographer's partner @ Jingjing Jingjing Jingjing Jingjing Jingjing Jingjing Jingjing Jingjing
7, the use of composition skills:
Personally, I tend to feel composition, there is no certain golden ratio, and there is no requirement that the sea level and horizon must be horizontal, but the center of gravity of the picture must naturally extend to the characters.
8. How to keep the shooting angle changeable:
In the same scene, using different lenses will produce great differences in the sense of picture.
Wide-angle seaside can make people more integrated into the sea and sky scene and explain the environment more clearly. At the same time, you can also use the distortion of the telephoto edge to stretch the body lines of the model, which makes the visual sense smoother and more comfortable. At this time, the model can do some stretching actions, such as jumping and dancing, to show his specialty.
The telephoto compresses the space, and the close-up of the model is the main picture, which is suitable for soothing emotions and testing the emotional control ability and facial expression of the model.
9. How to make good use of field light in low light?
As mentioned above, there are lights on the shore of this shooting scene, so although the sun is dim and there is only hazy moonlight, there is still some warm light on the model. Of course, the sensitivity must be improved at this time, and it is time to test the high sensitivity of the camera. If you can shoot with a tripod as much as possible, the film yield will be improved. Don't forget to reduce noise in the later stage to avoid high-sensitivity particles reducing image quality.
10, what should I do next?
In the later stage, the main direction is to restore the scene light, especially the scene dominated by moonlight, appropriately reduce the color temperature to make it closer to the cool color at that time, highlight the quiet and hazy moonlight, and highlight this through appropriate softening.
1 1. How to express your inner artistic conception with pictures;
When shooting this group of photos, I had already heard Mika Nakashima's "Moonlight Night" in my mind, and I had some ideas about the later stage when shooting, so I was more comfortable when shooting in the early stage.
12, additional insights to share:
You must have good physical strength and patience when taking pictures. This set of photos is a windfall. If you arrive at the second scene after the first stage, you are exhausted, or you just give up leaving because the sun goes down, there will be no such photos.